SBOM creates office of communications, technology services, names Rogers director

A new Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) office was created and a director named in action taken by the SBOM members at their Feb. 25 meeting at First Baptist Church, Trussville. 

The office of communications and technology services was created by combining the areas of communications services and computer services. Both were formerly part of the office of information services. 

“The creation of this new office is a result of a ministry audit relating to the previous work of two areas of ministry in the office of information services,” said Rick Lance, SBOM executive director. “Communications services and computer services were led by separate coordinators for a number of years. With the ministry audit of these areas of ministry, we felt a combining of them with one director was a more efficient way of doing the ministry assignments and it was a cost savings move as well.”

Doug Rogers, currently coordinator of communications services for the SBOM, was named director of the new office, effective March 1. Rogers came to the SBOM in 1999 as an associate and was made coordinator in 2000. 

Prior to arriving in Alabama, Rogers served as audiovisual manager at the South Carolina Baptist Convention and minister of activities and media at Southside Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla.

Rogers received his bachelor of science degree in business from Florida State University in 1984 and his master of arts in communication degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1987. He and his wife Lori have three children and are members of First Baptist Church, Montgomery.

“Doug has proven himself to be an effective leader and supervisor. He will be an excellent director for these combined ministries for the future,” Lance said. 

“Technology represents vital tools for our work and having the ministry assignment joined with the communications area makes good sense for our overall effectiveness at the State Board of Missions. We are looking forward to doing an even more effective job in the future with this new integrated ministry focus.” 

The office of communications and technology services will be responsible for a variety of areas, including all aspects of SBOM internal and external communications, state convention annual meeting arrangements, collection and analysis of statistical data from churches, and management of computer hardware and software for SBOM personnel.  

(SBOM)